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A hilarious incident took place a few days ago where a young guy from Chhattisgarh named Manish Bisi bought a sim which belonged to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar. The guy also received calls from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers from that number. At last, Patidar himself called the guy and asked him to return the sim. Reacting to this incident, former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin also recalled how he almost got scammed and was about to give Virat Kohli’s number to a stranger.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, R. Ashwin recalled an incident after the end of IPL 2025. The star off spinner revealed that a guy who was claiming to be Devon Conway asked him to give Virat Kohli’s phone number. Notably, both Ashwin and Conway were seen playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.
‘I've lost Virat Kohli's number, can you share it?: R. Ashwin revealed conversation with fake Devon Conway
In a video on his YouTube channel, R. Ashwin revealed that a guy messaged him claiming that he is Devon Conway and asked him to share Virat Kohli’s number. However, after Ashwin gave him a different number of Kohli, the guy also asked him for Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni’s number which left the off-spinner wondering.
"After the IPL got over, one guy messaged me, claiming to be Devon Conway, ‘Hi buddy, how are you?' and I also responded, ‘We'll stay in touch. You're playing in MLC; I'll watch the games.' He then asked, ‘I've lost Virat Kohli's number, can you share it?' I thought, why is he asking for Virat's number? I thought I should ask him, but I didn't want Devon Conway to misunderstand. Then I picked Virat Kohli's card and gave him a different number," Ashwin was quoted as saying by NDTV Sports.
"Once I shared it, he replied, ‘I've lost a few more numbers.' I asked whose numbers, and he responded, ‘Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni.' I got suspicious and thought somebody was playing a prank. I then asked him a question, ‘I gave you a bat this year, how's that bat?' He said the bat is amazing, but I hadn't even given him any bat. He lied, and I blocked him instantly. The guy took a chance. I went back to the CSK group and checked Devon Conway's number, and it was not the same. At least I had the smarts to send the duplicate card of Virat. It was his WhatsApp number in Australia. Thank goodness, because he was asking for everybody's numbers,” he further added.
